"It has always been problematic for me to think that people could have gone three years, three and a half years to college and the highest credential that they have is a high school diploma," said Angie Paccione, executive director of Colorado's Department of Higher Education."
""It came out of nowhere, but I have my college degree now," Varkevisser said."
""I can't imagine why" a student wouldn't opt in, Paccione said. "You've already paid money; you don't have to do anything, all you have to do is call [the institution] up and say, 'Hey, I understand I might be eligible for an associate degree.' It takes a phone call, essentially.""
Colorado's Re-Engaged Initiative (CORE) enables four-year institutions to award associate of general studies degrees to stopped-out students who have met the credit requirements through reverse-transfer policies. CORE was created by a 2021 Colorado congressional bill and targets the state's more than 700,000 residents with some college but no degree. The initiative leverages new technologies and state policy changes to simplify degree awarding. Enrollment in CORE requires student opt-in, but fewer than 5 percent of eligible students in Colorado have opted in. Lack of student awareness and engagement remains the primary barrier to expanding degree attainment through reverse transfer.
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